Not long ago (2014) , teachers who served the state for at least ten years would receive what was called “longevity” pay as part of their commitment to public schools. In fact, all full-time state employees receive this – or did. Teachers no longer get it. In the long session of 2014, the NC General … Continue reading Reason #15 To Put #KidsOverCorporations – It’s Been Over a Decade Since Teachers Received Longevity Pay

According to the last annual NEA Report on Educator Pay in 2025: And here is what is reported for NC. $15,000+ below the national average is terrible to begin with and average increases are lower than the nation as well. And that $58,292 figure is still a grossly manufactured statistic. One operative word here is … Continue reading Reason #14 To Put #KidsOverCorporations – Because The Average Teacher Salary In NC Sucks

Over a course of ten months, North Carolina public school teachers are officially employed for 215 days. Students in North Carolina typically go to school at least 180 days a school year. Most LEA’s define a contracted day of work as being eight hours for a teacher. Imagine what would happen if educators only worked … Continue reading Reason #13 To Put #KidsOverCorporations – What If Teachers Only Worked The Hours They Were Contracted For?

Thursday starts with this on the front page of the Winston-Salem Journal. That one photo took up about 20% of the entire first page. From that article: The exodus of one-third of the school district's high school athletic directors will leave a leadership and experience gap, he said. Cromwell lamented that throughout the budget crisis, … Continue reading One Day In A Winston-Salem / Forsyth County School: 4/2/26

From WRAL.com: The court threw out that plan Thursday in a 4-3 decision. The ruling invalidates the last decade's worth of actions in the case. But instead of remanding the lawsuit for further action on the claims of the original five school boards that sued — Cumberland, Hoke, Halifax, Vance and Robeson — the court dismissed the case entirely … Continue reading Reason #12 To Put #KidsOverCorporations – What The NC State Supreme Court Did Yesterday

Do a Google search for “duke energy rate hikes over last ten years” and see what the initial AI results show. Interesting. “Cumulative Impact: Recent, consecutive increases mean rates have significantly outpaced inflation, leading to public concern over affordability.” Rates have “SIGNIFICANTLY OUTPACED INFLATION.” Now do a search for “north carolina general assembly duke rate hikes” … Continue reading Reason #11 To Put #KidsOverCorporations – Because The NCGA Cares More About Duke Energy’s Profits Than Funding Public Schools

Apparently, that was a lie. Or a cover. Or a ruse. Or, just all of them. From 2017: And then we get Tricia Cotham’s betrayal to public schools. And that argument about vouchers being for lower-income families was just thrown aside. Governor Cooper vetoed the bill that expanded vouchers because it expands vouchers to all … Continue reading Reason #10 To Put #KidsOverCorporations – Remember When Vouchers Were For Lower-Income Families?

The most current numbers for the following as of March 31: SNAP Recipients Average Gas Price Average Milk Price Average Egg Prices Average Bread Price Average Beef Price Consumer Confidence Presidential Approval Rating Federal Interest Rate Dow Jones Index Inflation Rate NC Tax Rates NC Minimum Wage Unemployment Rates Unemployment Benefits Number of People Who … Continue reading March 2026- Numbers To Consider

Look at the average teacher salary in North Carolina. Then look at the average pay increase that Raleigh may be giving to teachers in a certain budget cycle. Those two values are not looking at the same set of numbers. When politicians and policy makers in Raleigh talk about average salary they are counting in … Continue reading Reason #9 To Put #KidsOverCorporations – How Local Supplements For Teachers Are Propagandized By Raleigh

No. It's not an apocalyptic conspiracy theory. From Reuters: The first lady, a former model, described how in the near future a hypothetical humanoid teacher could quickly access classical studies, ​mathematics and other subjects to deliver personalized education to students based on their learning ​speed and "emotional state." Read that again. A hypothetical humanoid teacher … Continue reading Reason #8 To Put #KidsOverCorporations – Because Our Students Deserve Professional HUMAN Teachers & Not Robots